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If you are a big golf fan then I know (because I am one) how much you enjoy seeing what dope new gear and apparel each of the top players bust out for the Majors.
Last week we took a look at most of the top players’ scripting and clubs they are carrying in their bags for this year’s PGA Championship.
One thing that went pretty much unnoticed was the new Nike hat that the company decided to debut at Bethpage Black this week (seen above of defending PGA Championship winner Brooks Koepka).
Normally, when we see PGA Tour pros who are sponsored by Nike they are wearing hats that look like this…
Simple. Clean. Recognizable. Classic.
Apparently someone at Nike decided that wasn’t good enough for this year’s PGA Championship and decided to go with… well…
As is often the case with change, fans on Twitter had thoughts, and as is also often the case, many of them weren’t very positive.
Whoever at Nike Golf thought it was a great idea to Spell Nike sideways and put it vertically in the middle of the hat needs fired. What an awful design. #pgachampionship2019
— Ryan Graney (@rgraney08) May 16, 2019
The Nike hats this week are worse than when they covered Seve’s ANGC visor for the final round 86 Masters. pic.twitter.com/bkfs52wmlg
— Mark Harrell (@MarkEHpgapro) May 17, 2019
Leaked photo surfaces showing Brooks' Nike hat scripting for Saturday and Sunday. @NoLayingUp #PGAChampionship pic.twitter.com/51OOwKtbbQ
— GOATpack DFS (@goatpackDFS) May 17, 2019
@Devin_gain just put on the #PGAChampionship and saw those new Nike golf hats. pic.twitter.com/JVCvPQedOw
— Mikewichter (@mikewichter) May 16, 2019
Anybody else think these new nike hats are stupid #golfnottennis
— David Muth (@dave_muth) May 16, 2019
Brooks (and Jday and others) should all get a 2 stroke penalty for those Nike golf hats
— wyatt (@wyattamar) May 16, 2019
Who at Nike designed these asstastic golf hats? #PGAChampionship pic.twitter.com/vHkT1bhnXy
— Daniel Butler (@68shooter) May 17, 2019
To think someone at Nike golf looked at Koepka’s hat and said “NO, having Nike written horizontally on this hat just doesn’t look right. Let me flip it vertically. Yeah that looks better!” #PGAChampionship pic.twitter.com/WiL2NDH11Q
— RYAN BORTIS (@MrSlowDangles) May 16, 2019
Can we all agree Nike has absolutely whiffed with these hats in the last two majors #PGAChampionships
— NiLoco 🇺🇦 (@NLococo) May 16, 2019
These new @Nike hats at the #PGAChampionship... pic.twitter.com/abl5CYAVrH
— Charlie Sewell (@CoachSewell61) May 16, 2019
How does anyone break 70 with that Nike hat on?
— Reilly McMahon (@RMcMahon805) May 16, 2019
@CamStewartLive Tony Finau’s Nike hat is disgusting. I’d kick my own ass if I ever decided to sport that atrocity lol
— Craig Martin (@Prefer2BGolfin) May 16, 2019
Seems a bit harsh, but golf fans, as I mentioned, are passionate about their apparel.